Studio C, Inc. to become a leading fashion and lifestyle office supply company

CHARLOTTE, N.C., Nov. 14, 2017 /PRNewswire/ -- Carolina Pad and Paper International, LLC announces that its fashion office supply division will become a new, stand-alone company, operating as Studio C, LLC. Additionally, Carolina Pad announces that it has sold its arts & crafts division to Pacon Corporation. Carolina Pad, Inc., a privately held corporation that is owned by Clay Presley, will effectively cease operations and fully transition its respective operations to Studio C and Pacon Corporation over the next 12 months.

During this transition, Studio C will continue to provide its retail customers with on-trend, fashion office supply products, including notebooks and journals, binders, backpacks, folders, and other office accessories. Studio C will also continue to manufacture its X-TRM^® brand of long-lasting, heavy-duty binders and other office supply products.

Under the new ownership of president & CEO, Bill Stacks, Studio C will continue to manufacture affordable and quality office supply products, while also renewing its commitment to the design of best-selling back-to-school and fashion office supplies. "For more than 70 years, Carolina Pad and Paper has successfully manufactured and distributed innovative, quality paper products," said Stacks. "At Studio C, we will be continuing the Carolina Pad legacy of fashion paper products and office supplies, while also now creating and designing lifestyle solutions for the unique intersection of our 'online and offline worlds.'" Subsequently, Studio C has announced that it is planning to immediately expand its portfolio of lifestyle and organization solutions.

Studio C, Inc. will maintain its headquarters in Charlotte and continue regional operations in Cleveland, Ohio and Hong Kong.

Studio C's team of experienced product designers, consumer and retailer strategists, and logistics and operations professionals combine fresh vision, on-trend fashion, and consumer research to provide retailers with leading office supply, lifestyle, and organization solutions. For more information, visit www.studioc.com.

SOURCE Studio C, Inc.